Elijah Simmons: DL · Tennessee · #10.
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Elijah Simmons
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Tennessee: Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Chattanooga — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-3vs Chattanooga | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 25-15@ No. 15 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-19@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-18vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ No. 11 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries11 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
39.3%
373 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
412 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tennessee, 0 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
